SDDM not launching at boot & manual start errors out

[5d79peter]

I'm new to Gentoo, and I've been trying to get SDDM to work on boot, but I'm running into issues. I followed the instructions on the Gentoo Wiki for setting up a display manager, specifically for Wayland. However, upon reboot, everything else, like NetworkManager, seems to start correctly, but SDDM won't launch. I get the following error when I try to start it manually https://pastebin.com/raw/8nCShcZZ

[asturm]

Does it work with standard settings in the first place? SDDM with Wayland is still experimental, so we don't expose this configuration via USE flag yet.

[5d79peter]

I tried switching to X11 for SDDM, but unfortunately, it didn’t work either, and I’m still getting the same error, I honestly don't know what else I can do

[sam_]

How did you switch it back to X11? The default configuration should work but configuring to use e.g. X11 as non-root may not work either.

[5d79peter]

I realized I had mistakenly set it to X11 rootless mode, but I've reverted to the default configuration now. However, the system now boots directly into KDE Plasma without prompting for a password or user selection.
I’d still like to get Wayland working if possible. Is there a specific configuration for SDDM that I should use for Wayland to ensure it launches correctly? Also, how can I make sure it prompts for user selection when using X11? Thanks for the help tho!

[asturm]

That is only possible if you have auto login enabled. Remove those parts of the configuration and the regular SDDM UI will show up.

[sam_]

(Note that X vs Wayland for SDDM itself is not the same as what SDDM launches for Plasma once you login.)

[5d79peter]

Thanks! I realized I had auto-login enabled, so I removed that, and now the regular SDDM shows up. I appreciate your help!